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Chapter 10

Zach p.o.v

A chill rides up my spine. I can't see, but I can hear, and deep breath taken in right behind me. I feel uneasy, something is very wrong. A claw gently touches my back, I tense up. Fear runs through my body. I try to speak, No sound comes out. I can barely think, what do I do? I take a weak step away, only to but struck down. My body is sprawled along the ground, still blind, still confused.

Suddenly I can see, it's Alex standing over me. "You should have just done what I said. It wouldn't have ended like this." With that he pulled out a gun and put it to my forehead. I try to cry out for help but I can't. Tears stream down my face, realizing there is nothing I can do, I just wait for it to come. He pulls the trigger.

I bolt upright in the hospital bed, covered in a nervous sweat. My heart is beating against my chest. I take a deep breath, "it wasn't real," I reassure myself quietly, "it was just another nightmare..." I bury my head in my arms. Over the past couple of days I realized how scared I was. He is so relentless, I have no idea what he can do to me. I shudder, the doctor said I would be able to be back in school in a few days. Maybe I should talk to my parents, no. They would never listen, even if they listened, there wouldn't be any change. They don't care about me. Probably would be relieved if Alex just finished me off. They didn't even come to see if I was ok, the doctor said I'd be fine to them when he called, they said to call them when I needed to be picked up. Figures, but Ryan and Skylar have been over every single day. Checking up on me, keeping me company, just being great friends. They are the family I never had.

I looked over at the clock. 1:30am, too early to try to text anyone. I laid back down and looked at the ceiling and sighed. How am I going to get out of this?

Ryan p.o.v

I can't sleep, I'm too worried. Zach is going to have to face Alex, which is going to be a disaster. But whatever happens, I'll make sure he isn't alone. But now Skylar. How could I have been so dumb? I have been with him for almost two months, didn't ever notice. I should have realized the day Alex was tormenting him, and I stood up for him. He must have been putting up with that for months, maybe even years. I felt so proud, for being there for him. But now I know what he was dealing with, and I couldn't help him. Now I'm here for him, and I'm going to make sure he never feels unhappy again. I sigh to myself. I feel tempted to go over to his house to see how he's doing. But when I look over to my phone, it's about 2am. I swear under my breath. Guess I shouldn't wake him up to see how he's feeling. I'll talk to him tomorrow at school.

Skylar p.o.v

My eyes opened when the sun shone through the window onto my face. I sat up in my bed and looked around for my phone. I grabbed it off my bedside table and unlocked the screen. It was about 5:45, I had to get ready to go to school. I wouldn't normally be nervous about this, but what Alex said kind of put me in a nervous and scared mindset. Finally I stepped out of my bed and started to get ready for the day.

When the bus finally pulled up to the school I scanned the front steps for Ryan, sure enough he was there. His tail wagged a little when he saw me step off the bus. He jogged over to me. I smiled as he pulled me in close. "I missed you." He said quietly. I looked up at him, he looked tired. He glanced down at me and placed a kiss on the top of my head. He smiled warmly, I blushed. He put his arm around me and we walked inside.

Ryan p.o.v

I feel so happy with Skylar next to me. I want to feel this way all the time. I looked at him, his fur brushing against mine, it feels so... Natural, like he was supposed to be there. "How are you feeling?" I ask him, he looks up at me. "Is this about yesterday?" He asks back. He knows why I'm asking him, there is no point in denying it. "Yea." I say. He sighs, "Please, just don't." He says. "I'm fine, I told you not to worry." I frown a little. "But- " I try to say, but he stops me. "I'm fine Ryan." He says. "You're back now, so everything's ok." I smile again. "I just don't want to lose you." I say quietly. "And you won't." He replies. I look away, "I'm sorry." I say to him. He laughs a little, "You don't have to apologize," he says with a smile, "I just don't want you to worry." I smile back, he's probably right. If he doesn't want me to push it, then I won't.

Skylar p.o.v

First period is over, Ryan waves goodbye and we continue with the school day. Fifth period comes along, I'm really scared to even imagine what gonna happen when I walk through the door, but Alex isn't here today. I am relieved, but at the same time, I'm wondering where he could be. As long as it is as far away from me as possible, I don't care.

Art is last, I pull out my project. It is nearly finished. Just finishing up the blending, and a couple of minor touch ups. My art teacher walks by and stops at my picture. "Wow" he says as his eyes scan over my picture. I allow him to look and he steps in closer. "This is phenomenal." He says. I blush and turn back toward the project. My art teacher is a handsome black dog, no one really knows what breed, probably a mix of lots of breeds, but he says he is unique because of it. "There is a little show going on that I know about. I would love to put this in. If that's ok with you. You will get it back after the show." He says, looking at me for an answer. "I- that sounds cool." I say, "will you send me the address of where it will be?" I ask. He nods, "Thank you," he says, "this is gonna turn a lot of heads. Might even win a prize." I look back down at it, smiling. I feel proud of what I've done. But I have to have it finished then, so I get back to work. He watches me for a while and walks away. I wonder if he recognized Ryan in the picture.

Ryan p.o.v

The last bell finally rang. I couldn't wait to see Skylar again, I half ran to the front steps when I was suddenly stopped. A hand had found its way to my shoulder and spun me around. It was Alex, I was a little nervous but I was about to punch him in the face again when he smiled. "Easy, buddy." he said cooly, "I'm not here to fuck with you." I snarl at him, "Don't call me buddy, we aren't friends." I say with a scowl. He chuckles, "Hey, I'm just trying to warn you." He says, I am taken aback, "Warn me about what, you? I could take you any day." I say with a fair amount of confidence. "Oh I know you can," he says with a small glint in his eye, "But Sky can't." I am stunned, he is right, so as long as I care about him, I really can't do anything. He knows he has me beaten, "Also remember, I have some other friends who would be more than willing to help me out. Seven is stronger than one." He looks at me, I am helpless, but I don't show it, or at least I try not to show it. But he leaves it at that, I don't know what to do. I have to be able to protect Skylar, and Zach for that matter, I'm sure he's not finished with him either. But for now I have to meet up with Skylar. We are going to study for a test and hang out a little before school tomorrow.

I finally get to the front of the steps and he is waiting for me. He perks up when he sees me and walks over. "Hey!" he says cheerfully, "Hi." I say back. "What was keeping you so long? I thought you forgot about me." he joked, I laughed, "No, just had to go to my locker." I lied. "So are you ready to go?" He asked me. I nodded and we walked over to my car, and started the drive to my house. We walked in and went up to my room. He pulled out some books and I groaned. He laughed, "What, isn't this why we came here?" He asked playfully. "Come on!" I moaned, "I was just at school for like eight hours! Don't you wanna relax?" He grinned, "Maybe." he said with a smile. I walked over to him and pulled him into a kiss, he melted into my arms, it felt so great, having him with me now. I pulled away from the kiss. "I-I love you." I said to him quietly. He blushed bright red and smiled really wide. "I love you too!" he said, his tail thumping on my bed behind him. I pulled him in for a hug, when something caught my eye. I let him go and looked into my doorway, my heart stopped. Someone was standing there, someone had seen everything, someone I did not want to find out about this. "Ryan?" said my father.